The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2103
Waxing Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
11:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2232
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.12° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.76° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.