The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2157
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
8:49 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2899
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 | 350.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.7° / 140.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.12° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.04° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.