The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 1978
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
9:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 686
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 | 9.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.26° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.84° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.