The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 9, 2187
Waxing Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
11:53 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3271
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.64° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.18° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.