The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 1, 1987
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
12:41 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 797
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 | 55.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.21° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.86° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.