The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
4:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2949
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 | 161.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.2° / 350.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.09° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.20° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.