The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 2027
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
12:35 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1292
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.1° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.25° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.29° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.