The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
3:56 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 797
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.7° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.01° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.16° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.