The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 9, 2040
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
9:16 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1452
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.48° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.48° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.