The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 2156
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
10:57 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2887
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 258.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -16.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.86° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.34° / 2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.77° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.