The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Waxing Crescent
3.1% 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
7:01 AM
11:05 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1020
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.70° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.21° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.