The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 6, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
4:51 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3320
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.7° / 336.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.53° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.17° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.