The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 7, 2056
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
3:43 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1650
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 1.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.76° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.64° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.