The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2136
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
1:28 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2640
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.25° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.82° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.