The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 9, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
4:25 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1601
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.9° / 17.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.25° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.38° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.