The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2164
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
8:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2986
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 151.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.91° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.43° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.