The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2170
Last Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
1:17 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3060
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.45° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.60° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.