The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 9, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
5:20 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2578
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 | 165.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.98° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.80° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.