The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 11, 1948
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
12:29 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 315
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.26° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.68° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.