The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 2171
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
6:18 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3073
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 | 189.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.62° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.