The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 1932
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
12:41 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 117
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.52° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.84° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.