The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2126
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 PM
7:25 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2516
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.5° / 289.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.26° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.17° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.