The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
1:04 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1094
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 | 84.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 76.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.95° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.22° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| 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.