The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 1, 1996
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
6:05 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 908
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.0° / 316.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.68° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.23° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.