The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 1946
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
2:12 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 290
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 10.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.27° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.21° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.