The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 2127
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
7:39 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2528
Events on this date
-
Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.67° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.22° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.