The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 8, 2155
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
1:57 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2875
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 67.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.85° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.79° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.