The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 2073
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
9:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1861
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 | 9.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 115.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.55° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.06° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.