The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 10, 2055
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 PM
7:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1638
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.77° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.55° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.