The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2153
Waning Gibbous
94.6% 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
11:36 PM
7:33 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2850
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 206.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 269.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -27.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.67° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.77° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.