The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2142
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
6:05 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2714
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 7:05 AM, is deepest at 8:27 AM and ends at 9:49 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 303.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.45° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.