The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 7, 2018
Waning Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
2:12 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1180
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 | 280.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.14° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.78° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.03° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.