The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 6, 2149
Waxing Crescent
0.7% 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
6:47 AM
9:52 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2801
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.61° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.28° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.