The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 1, 1905
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
6:22 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -218
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.85° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.56° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.