The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2174
Waxing Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
1:30 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3110
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.98° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.43° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.