The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 10, 1936
Waning Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
11:30 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 166
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -9.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.73° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.80° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.