The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 2077
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
5:55 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1910
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 9:54 AM, is deepest at 10:57 AM and ends at 12:00 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 | 180.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.06° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.61° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.