The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 8, 2048
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
6:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1551
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 208.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.41° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.55° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.