The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2048
Waning Crescent
20.3% 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
2:51 AM
4:45 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1551
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 | 306.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.38° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.07° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.