The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 1, 2008
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
6:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1056
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 | 329.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 207.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.97° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.19° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.