The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 2073
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
11:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1861
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.82° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.57° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.