The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2096
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
6:13 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2145
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 | 186.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 292.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.01° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.40° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.