The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 6, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
2:38 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2912
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 | 120.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 60.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.89° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.19° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.