The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 11, 1980
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
7:44 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 710
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.14° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.62° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.