The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 2059
Waning Crescent
2.9% 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
4:47 AM
7:39 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1687
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.6° / 174.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.26° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.80° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.