The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 6, 2098
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
2:08 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2170
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 6.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.91° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.21° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.