The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 9, 2008
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
1:06 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1057
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 7.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.70° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.34° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.85° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.