The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 1996
Waning Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
11:28 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 908
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 | 246.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.67° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.19° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.