The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 10, 2002
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
8:58 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 19% of the Sun is covered at 9:09 PM.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.70° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.89° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.