The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2171
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
12:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3073
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 | 56.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.25° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.06° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.