The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 1947
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
9:56 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 302
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 | 233.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.08° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.58° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.