The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2140
Waning Gibbous
68.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
11:36 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.6%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2689
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.63° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.58° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.