The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 9, 1951
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
12:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 352
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.37° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.27° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.