The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 1921
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
4:05 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -20
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 5.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.04° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.73° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.