The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2189
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
12:13 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3296
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 | 52.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.83° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.68° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.