The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 10, 1961
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
6:29 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 475
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 195.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.40° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.57° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.