The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 9, 2159
Last Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
2:02 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2924
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.00° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.56° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.82° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.