The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 2021
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
5:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1217
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 | 318.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 10.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.05° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.93° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.