The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 11, 2006
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
5:25 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1032
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.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.9° / 297.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -27.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.51° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 199.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.