The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2196
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
1:34 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3382
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 259.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / 3.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.62° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.78° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.