The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 1986
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
10:29 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 785
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 | 11.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.37° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.03° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.