The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2167
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3023
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.87° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.58° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.