The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2074
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
4:14 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1873
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 | 141.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 28.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -9.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.70° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.38° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.