The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 1, 1995
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
11:20 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 896
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.35° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.53° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.