The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 1942
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
2:09 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 240
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 | 279.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 243.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / -3.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.59° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.82° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.