The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 7, 2073
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
10:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1861
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 19.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.59° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.81° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.