The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 8, 2176
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
10:53 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3135
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.75° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.65° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.