The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 1983
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
7:28 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 747
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 175.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.87° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.03° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.