The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 6, 2059
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
5:16 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1687
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 9.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.76° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.31° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| 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.