The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 1940
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
9:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 216
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 | 7.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.34° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.24° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.