The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 9, 1961
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
5:27 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 475
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 214.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.28° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.32° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.