The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 2028
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
7:00 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1304
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 | 197.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.7° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.44° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.15° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.