The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 7, 1955
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
7:38 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 401
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 | 202.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 279.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.73° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.79° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.