The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 1982
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
8:23 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 735
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 | 212.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.6° / 271.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.05° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.38° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.