The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2029
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
6:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1316
Events on this date
-
Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 223.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.73° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.74° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.