The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 10, 1983
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
8:40 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 747
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 140.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.11° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.28° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.