The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 2004
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
1:09 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1007
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 247.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.08° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.20° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.