The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
4:50 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1502
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 | 169.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.2° / 323.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.82° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.81° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.