The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 10, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
2:33 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 723
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 103.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 18m / 2.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.08° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.79° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.