The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 7, 1943
Waxing Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 253
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.33° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.08° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.