The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 1, 2026
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
6:33 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1279
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.39° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.20° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.