The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2172
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
5:35 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3085
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 300.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.33° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 194.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.