The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 7, 2003
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
2:04 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 995
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 10.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.14° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.78° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.