The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 7, 1961
Waning Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
3:19 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 475
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 | 292.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.46° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.85° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.