The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 1983
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
4:03 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 747
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 | 302.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.42° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.29° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.