The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2057
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1663
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 | 47.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.52° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.71° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.