The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2068
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
12:45 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1799
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 | 76.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.95° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.24° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.