The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 10, 1972
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
8:37 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 611
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 | 348.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.0° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.50° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.05° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.