The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2030
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
1:03 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1329
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 2.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.95° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.41° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.