The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 2179
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
10:12 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3172
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.53° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.23° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.