The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2108
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
6:06 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2293
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 12.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.19° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.17° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.