The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2143
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
4:27 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2726
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.40° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.89° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.