The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 1, 1912
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
5:54 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -131
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.9° / 287.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.36° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.31° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.