The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 8, 2072
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
1:13 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1848
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 250.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.30° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.59° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.