The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
1:12 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1180
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.70° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.80° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.