The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2159
Waning Gibbous
74.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
10:57 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.5%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2924
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 | 240.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.56° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.17° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| 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.