The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 8, 1942
Waning Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
4:08 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 240
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 | 302.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.68° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.27° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.