The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2175
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
9:40 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3123
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.53° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.66° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 184.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.