The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 2051
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
6:44 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1588
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 | 331.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.26° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.99° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.