The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2057
Waxing Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
1:09 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1663
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 07m / 16.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.97° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.24° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.