The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 9, 2151
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
3:30 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2825
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn 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 | 294.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.61° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.22° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.46° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.