The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2143
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
2:30 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2726
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 248.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 2.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.23° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.43° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.