The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 1973
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
12:47 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 624
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 | 74.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 7.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.65° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.87° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.05° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.