The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 7, 1918
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
7:58 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -57
Events on this date
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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 | 343.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.3° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.65° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.04° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.