The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 8, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
4:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1502
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 | 158.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.2° / 4.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.81° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.00° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.