The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
4:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3036
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.5° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.48° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.80° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.