The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, June 8, 2164

Waning Gibbous

84.6% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
34°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
84.6%
Age
18.6 days
Distance
362,800 km
Apparent size
32.9′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
2986

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

  3. Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.

Exact values

For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun226.11°
Phase angle46.18°
Illuminated fraction84.62%
Altitude / azimuth-24.2° / 270.2°
Right ascension / declination20h 23m / -14.82°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude304.62° / 4.39°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.08° / -5.34°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-43.17° / -1.46°
Position angle of the axis346.0°
Position angle of the bright limb72.8°
Apparent magnitude-11.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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