The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 2106
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
12:08 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2269
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 | 63.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.29° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.09° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.