The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2188
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
3:08 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3283
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 240.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.56° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.44° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.