The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2578
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -14.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.92° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.99° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.