The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 10, 2013

Waxing Crescent

3.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
68°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
3.7%
Age
2.0 days
Distance
406,300 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1119

Events on this date

  1. Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

Exact values

For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun21.77°
Phase angle157.78°
Illuminated fraction3.71%
Altitude / azimuth44.5° / 104.4°
Right ascension / declination6h 49m / 18.67°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude101.70° / -4.27°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.30° / 5.94°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude156.40° / -0.89°
Position angle of the axis4.2°
Position angle of the bright limb286.2°
Apparent magnitude-6.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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