The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 1924
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
12:41 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 18
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 | 67.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 13.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.91° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.20° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.43° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| 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.