The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 9, 1989
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
12:57 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 822
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 11.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.77° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.66° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.