The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 10, 2116
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
9:07 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2392
Events on this date
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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.64° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.49° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.