The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2116
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
4:24 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2392
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 | 304.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 230.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.97° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.50° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.