The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 1951
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 352
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.40° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.51° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.