The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 1904
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
3:40 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -230
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 7.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.95° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.63° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.