The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 8, 2107
Waning Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
8:47 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2281
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 27m / -16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.97° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.76° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.