The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 11, 2042
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
2:09 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1477
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 245.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / -2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.11° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.03° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.