The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 1905
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -217
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.57° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.73° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.