The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 2005
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
11:47 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1020
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.73° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.96° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.