The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
3:02 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1700
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 54.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 07m / -5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.46° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.17° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.