The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
3:43 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1019
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 | 297.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.91° / -1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.08° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.