The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 2062
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
10:59 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1725
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 28.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.23° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.04° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| 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.