The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 10, 1998
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
6:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 933
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.29° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.40° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.