The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2164
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
7:32 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2986
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.1° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.67° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.79° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| 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.