The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 1928
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
10:26 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 67
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 | 238.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 256.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.99° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.63° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.01° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.