The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 1, 1943
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
7:39 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 252
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.9° / 162.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.53° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.44° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.