The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 1909
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 PM
7:09 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -168
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.2° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.99° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.32° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.