The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 8, 1970
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
12:11 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 587
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 | 51.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.31° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.69° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.