The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
4:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2009
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 | 161.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.7° / 352.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.14° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.00° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.