The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 2106
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
1:18 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2269
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 0.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.96° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.64° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.