The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2133
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2603
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.48° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.94° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.