The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 6, 2181
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
3:53 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3196
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 238.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.35° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.06° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.