The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 1, 1976
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
11:43 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 661
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 | 41.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.13° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.09° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.