The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 9, 2056
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
5:38 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1650
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.49° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.12° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.