The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 8, 1964
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
7:21 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 512
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 178.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.33° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.22° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| 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.