The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 6, 2081
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
8:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1959
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 | 350.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.8° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.61° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.27° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| 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.