The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 7, 2176
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
9:58 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3135
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 27.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.69° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.90° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.