The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 10, 1926
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:19 AM
9:21 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 43
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.91° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.10° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.