The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 2027
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:01 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1292
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 | 53.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 82.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.84° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.52° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.