The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 2147
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
1:54 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2776
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 6.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.64° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.60° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.