The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 10, 1986
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:58 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 785
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.34° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.54° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.