The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 10, 1942
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:03 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 240
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 204.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.96° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.75° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.