The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 7, 1950
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
1:33 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 339
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 247.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 20m / -5.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.42° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.40° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.