The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 2011
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
9:01 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1093
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 23.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.38° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.89° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.