The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 7, 1902
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:25 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -254
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 18.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.67° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.10° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.