The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 7, 1937
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
7:55 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 178
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 167.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.52° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.81° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.85° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.