The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 7, 1978
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
10:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 686
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.21° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.60° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.