The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2086
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
6:15 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2021
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 216.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.83° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.94° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.