The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 7, 1939
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
11:11 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 203
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.58° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.98° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.