The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 9, 1935
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
1:35 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 154
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.52° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.00° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.