The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 11, 2044
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
6:22 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1502
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 281.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -28.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.64° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.58° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.