The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 9, 2053

Last Quarter

49.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
45°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
49.4%
Age
22.5 days
Distance
390,500 km
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1613

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.

  2. Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

  3. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun270.81°
Phase angle90.66°
Illuminated fraction49.42%
Altitude / azimuth15.7° / 250.1°
Right ascension / declination23h 23m / -3.81°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude350.10° / 0.12°
Libration in longitude / latitude-8.19° / 0.11°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-98.01° / -1.54°
Position angle of the axis335.4°
Position angle of the bright limb66.9°
Apparent magnitude-10.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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