The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 1981
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
2:04 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 723
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 7.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.83° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.01° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.