The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 7, 2015
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
11:14 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1143
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 | 243.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 262.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.44° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.00° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.