The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 9, 1986
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
11:17 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 785
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.31° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.78° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.