The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 2048
Waning Crescent
3.1% 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
4:30 AM
7:40 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1551
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 | 339.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.2° / 177.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.26° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.79° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.