The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 7, 2070
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
7:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1823
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 163.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 17.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.57° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.03° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.