The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 1, 1939
New Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
5:49 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 203
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 320.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.72° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.19° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.