The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2046
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
11:13 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1527
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.41° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.21° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.