The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 11, 2081
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
12:21 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1960
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.17° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.50° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.