The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 6, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
4:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2244
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 | 155.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.8° / 11.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.42° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.38° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.