The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 10, 2107
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2281
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -11.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.91° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.16° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.