The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 10, 2102
Waning Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
4:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2219
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 13.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.77° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.83° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.