The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 1961
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
4:23 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 475
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 | 305.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.97° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.08° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.