The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 10, 2021
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
9:31 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1218
Events on this date
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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, 77% of the Sun is covered at 5:37 AM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.33° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.08° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.