The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 11, 1966
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
1:47 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 537
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / -6.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.30° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.86° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.03° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.