The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 11, 1989
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
1:40 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 822
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -0.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.81° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.21° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.