The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2105
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
2:33 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2256
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 | 281.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 249.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.50° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.04° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.