The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 10, 1924
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
1:51 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 18
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.68° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.86° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.98° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.