The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 8, 2180
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 PM
6:44 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3184
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 | 189.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 294.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 52m / -20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.14° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.