The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 1945
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
4:55 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 277
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 219.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 5.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.31° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.93° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.