The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 6, 1924
Waxing Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 18
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 | 44.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.26° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.90° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.