The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2122
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
11:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2467
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.05° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.42° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.