The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 7, 2059
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
6:27 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1687
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 203.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 15.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.60° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.56° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.