The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 2077
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
7:36 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1910
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -25.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.98° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.99° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.