The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2019
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1193
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 | 42.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.07° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.35° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.