The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 1940
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
11:07 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 216
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 | 32.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 16.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.26° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.74° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.