The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2109
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
1:50 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2306
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 4.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.95° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.00° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.