The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 8, 1959
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
10:35 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 451
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 | 24.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.30° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.18° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.