The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
4:00 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2343
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 36.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 03m / -7.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.17° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.98° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.