The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2146
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
6:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2763
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.43° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.56° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.