The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 1948
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
11:42 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 315
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.15° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.16° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.