The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 8, 2168
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
11:56 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3036
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 | 37.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.78° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.98° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.