The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 1999
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
4:07 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 945
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 3.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.47° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.69° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.