The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 1995
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
1:34 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 896
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 | 92.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 1.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.29° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.38° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.