The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
2:46 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2405
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,300 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.9° / 58.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.81° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.98° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.