The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2039
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
5:52 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1440
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:23 PM, is deepest at 2:53 PM and ends at 4:23 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 309.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.17° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.