The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 1971
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
5:16 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 599
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.5° / 306.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.16° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.80° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.