The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 8, 2020
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1205
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 267.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.11° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.76° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.