The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 8, 1904
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
2:41 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -230
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 4.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.58° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.39° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.