The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 11, 1945
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
10:45 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 278
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.93° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.82° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.