The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 2102
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 AM
2:13 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2219
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 250.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.36° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.38° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.