The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 1917
Waning Gibbous
98.2% 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
9:27 PM
5:50 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -69
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 | 195.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.6° / 300.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.74° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.70° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.