The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 1922
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
4:03 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -7
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 | 141.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 30.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 21m / -11.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.62° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.36° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.