The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 9, 2182
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
1:34 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3209
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.16° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.39° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.