The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2168
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
9:54 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3036
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.74° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / 2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.47° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.