The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2086
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
3:53 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2021
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 242.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.19° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.46° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.