The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 11, 1991
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
8:33 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 846
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.8° / 148.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.37° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.85° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.