The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 1983
Waning Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
11:00 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 747
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.30° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.18° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.