The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 2130
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
11:23 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2566
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.10° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.61° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.