The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 2134
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
7:10 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2615
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -27.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.94° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.97° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.