The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 6, 2176
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
8:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3134
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.5° / 140.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 26.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.45° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.85° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.