The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2097
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
5:07 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2157
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 223.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.31° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.93° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.