The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 9, 2138
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
11:08 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2665
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 26.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.60° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.04° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.