The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2078
Waning Crescent
16.1% 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
3:40 AM
5:08 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 | 312.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 222.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.24° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.13° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.