The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2180
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
5:07 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3184
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.04° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.10° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.