The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 2049
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
1:15 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1564
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° 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 | 89.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 0.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.39° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.61° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.