The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2026
Waning Gibbous
67.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
11:35 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.6%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 249.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 255.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -13.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.48° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.65° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.19° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.