The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 2128
First Quarter
54.4% 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
1:50 PM
2:00 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2541
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 | 94.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 4.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.20° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / -0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.19° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| 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.