The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 8, 2161
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
6:32 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2949
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 | 187.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.2° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -21.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.40° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.