The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 9, 2006
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1032
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.9° / 16.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.87° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.36° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.