The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2040
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
6:11 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1452
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.87° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.74° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.