The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 2008
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
12:39 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1057
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.39° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.26° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.08° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.