The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
5:15 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3172
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 | 170.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.4° / 322.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.22° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.61° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| 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.