The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 1934
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
3:50 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 141
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 | 296.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 241.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 8.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.92° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.45° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.