The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 11, 2048
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
9:21 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1552
Events on this date
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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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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, 78% of the Sun is covered at 7:22 AM.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.84° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / -0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.71° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.