The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2054
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
9:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1626
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 119.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.64° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.88° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.