The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 7, 2051
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
7:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1588
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 162.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.80° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.24° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.