The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 10, 2008
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
1:30 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1057
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 1.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.60° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.63° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.