The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 1953
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
7:25 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 376
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 | 335.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.6° / 195.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.62° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.98° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.