The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 2107
Waning Gibbous
85.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 PM
9:42 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.5%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2281
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 | 224.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.00° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.08° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.96° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.