The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2040
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
8:17 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1452
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 | 347.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.5° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.43° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.23° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.