The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 1, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
4:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 302
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 4.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.27° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.78° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.