The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 1932
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
11:30 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 117
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 27.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.82° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.56° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.