The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 8, 2159
Waning Gibbous
55.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
12:59 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2924
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 | 263.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -3.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.20° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.24° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.60° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.