The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 7, 2013
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
8:11 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1118
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.18° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.85° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.