The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2043
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
8:40 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1489
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.8° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 25.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.87° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.65° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.