The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 6, 2031
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
7:15 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1341
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.27° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.58° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.