The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 2102
Waning Gibbous
65.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
11:54 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.4%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 252.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.76° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.95° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.