The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 1908
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
12:55 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -180
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 12.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.06° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.09° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.