The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 2027
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
11:19 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1292
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 25.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.37° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.01° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.