The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 10, 2019

First Quarter

54.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
54°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
54.9%
Age
7.2 days
Distance
370,800 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1193

Events on this date

  1. First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

  2. Jupiter at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun95.50°
Phase angle84.38°
Illuminated fraction54.90%
Altitude / azimuth-19.6° / 63.6°
Right ascension / declination11h 49m / 6.40°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude175.01° / 4.81°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.87° / -5.86°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude86.43° / -0.76°
Position angle of the axis24.1°
Position angle of the bright limb294.0°
Apparent magnitude-10.4

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

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