The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 1, 2003
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
10:40 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 995
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.23° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.19° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.