The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 11, 1979
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 PM
7:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 698
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 290.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.77° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.80° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.