The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 9, 2124
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
6:07 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2491
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 216.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.53° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.56° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.