The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 1914
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
3:16 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -106
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.2° / 43.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.33° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.27° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.