The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 9, 2154
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
8:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2862
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.3° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.23° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.62° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.