The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2029
Waning Crescent
26.2% 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
2:32 AM
4:02 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1316
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 242.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 10.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.93° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.26° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.