The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 6, 2189
Waning Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
2:04 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3295
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 241.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -6.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.47° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.42° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.