The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 1970
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
12:39 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 587
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 78.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.14° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.46° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.