The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 1, 1908
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
10:24 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -180
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.43° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.27° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.