The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 9, 2002
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 344.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 163.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.90° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.86° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.