The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2013
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
7:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1118
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 | 338.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 180.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.26° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.61° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.