The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 11, 1986
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 785
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 45.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.50° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.30° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.