The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 2072
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
2:10 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1848
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 | 278.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -1.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.20° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.81° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.