The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2016
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:28 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1156
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.40° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.23° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.