The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2058

Waning Gibbous

95.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
24°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
95.0%
Age
17.2 days
Distance
361,300 km
Apparent size
33.1′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1675

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.

Exact values

For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun205.83°
Phase angle25.89°
Illuminated fraction94.98%
Altitude / azimuth-45.5° / 273.0°
Right ascension / declination19h 02m / -25.25°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude283.97° / -2.56°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.10° / 3.58°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-26.17° / 0.09°
Position angle of the axis352.8°
Position angle of the bright limb90.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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