The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 1929
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
8:17 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 79
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.52° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.27° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.