The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, June 9, 2169

Full Moon Strawberry Moon

100.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
28°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
14.0 days
Distance
393,900 km
Apparent size
30.3′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
3048

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Strawberry Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:43 AM, is deepest at 11:50 AM and ends at 12:58 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.

Exact values

For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun180.14°
Phase angle0.76°
Illuminated fraction100.00%
Altitude / azimuth-63.8° / 305.2°
Right ascension / declination17h 14m / -22.25°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude259.40° / 0.75°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.14° / -0.64°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude4.23° / -0.21°
Position angle of the axis3.1°
Position angle of the bright limb351.0°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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