The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 2173
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
5:28 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3097
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 224.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.95° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.72° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.