The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
2:51 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 246.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 4.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.50° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.85° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.