The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 11, 2056
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
7:33 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1650
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 169.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.33° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.61° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.