The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 2000
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
1:43 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 958
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.11° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.36° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.44° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.