The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 8, 1983
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
6:16 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 747
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.00° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.78° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.