The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 2135
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
7:18 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2627
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.87° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.81° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.