The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 9, 2051
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
9:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1589
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 | 11.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.40° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.26° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.