The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
1:50 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2269
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 | 101.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -3.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.18° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.10° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.42° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.