The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2011
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
12:00 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1094
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 | 58.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.13° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.68° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.