The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 1974
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
7:25 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 636
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 | 199.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.1° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.13° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.37° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.