The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2172
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
6:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3085
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 | 329.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.68° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.76° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.