The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 7, 1997
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
10:54 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 921
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 | 28.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.47° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.78° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.