The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 9, 2189
Waning Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
5:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3295
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 223.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.54° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.11° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.