The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 1, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
2:03 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 599
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 | 96.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 66.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 2.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.46° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.59° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.