The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 2038
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1428
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.53° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.52° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.