The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 7, 1951
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
11:48 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 352
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.51° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.75° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.