The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 2141
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
11:07 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2702
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.96° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.61° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.