The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 1927
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
11:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 55
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 | 23.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.54° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.20° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.