The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 1997
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
11:36 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 921
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 | 40.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.96° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.54° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.