The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 1956
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
8:58 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 413
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.63° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.90° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.