The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2002
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
6:49 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 982
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 | 332.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 192.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 15.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.36° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.61° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.