The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 10, 1959
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
11:55 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 451
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.10° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.69° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.