The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2018
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
3:14 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1180
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 | 292.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / -0.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.94° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.05° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.26° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| 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.