The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 2076
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
2:01 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1898
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 66.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 9.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.87° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.21° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.