The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 1, 1975
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
1:10 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 648
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.18° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.81° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.