The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 11, 1997
Waxing Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
12:46 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 921
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 8.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.09° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.83° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.