The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 1, 1954
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
9:55 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 389
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 | 6.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.46° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.06° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.