The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2103
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
10:47 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2232
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 | 21.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.46° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.25° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.