The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Waning Gibbous
56.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
12:29 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.7%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1217
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 245.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.74° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.79° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.