The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 1901
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
9:02 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -267
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.14° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.92° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.