The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 1932
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
6:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 116
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.81° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.20° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| 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.