The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 1, 1940
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
4:45 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 215
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 | 309.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.61° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.53° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.