The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 8, 2162
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
5:11 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2961
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 12.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.71° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.71° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.