The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2167
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
10:32 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3024
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.29° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.65° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.