The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2058
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
5:49 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1675
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:26 PM, is deepest at 3:13 PM and ends at 5:00 PM. Totality lasts from 2:24 PM to 4:02 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.4° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.36° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.80° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.