The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 10, 1962
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
2:07 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 488
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 5.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.66° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.60° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.