The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2024
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
11:35 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1255
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 | 26.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.18° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.40° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.