The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 7, 2187
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
9:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3271
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.17° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.67° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.