The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 2104
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
5:44 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2244
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:06 PM, is deepest at 3:35 PM and ends at 5:03 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 306.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.34° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.