The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, June 7, 2014

Waxing Gibbous

67.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
43°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
67.5%
Age
9.9 days
Distance
393,000 km
Apparent size
30.4′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1131

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun110.39°
Phase angle69.48°
Illuminated fraction67.53%
Altitude / azimuth-35.2° / 62.7°
Right ascension / declination12h 24m / -4.49°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude187.23° / -1.76°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.35° / 2.57°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude63.35° / -1.18°
Position angle of the axis24.8°
Position angle of the bright limb292.5°
Apparent magnitude-10.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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