The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2080
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
9:14 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1947
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 260.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.19° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.57° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.