The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2041
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
2:03 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1465
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 65.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 10.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.74° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.39° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.