The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 7, 2161
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
5:37 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2949
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 8:36 PM, is deepest at 10:02 PM and ends at 11:28 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.6° / 316.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.87° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.01° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.