The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 1952
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
5:56 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 364
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.2° / 287.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -27.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.00° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.20° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.