The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
8:33 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1217
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 | 351.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 21.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.44° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.67° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.