The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 11, 1983
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
9:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 748
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.62° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.47° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| 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.