The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Waning Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
9:40 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1205
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 | 228.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 261.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.18° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.96° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.