The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 10, 1964
New Moon
0.4% 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
6:27 AM
9:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 513
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.67° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.27° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.