The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2186
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
10:35 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3259
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.59° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.85° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.