The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 9, 2157
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
11:29 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2900
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.72° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.21° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.