The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, June 1, 2030

New Moon

0.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
73°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.1%
Age
0.4 days
Distance
405,800 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1329

Events on this date

  1. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

  2. Annular solar eclipse

    The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.

  3. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun4.36°
Phase angle175.63°
Illuminated fraction0.15%
Altitude / azimuth60.9° / 118.8°
Right ascension / declination4h 57m / 22.72°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude75.58° / 0.07°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.28° / 0.23°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude174.07° / 0.16°
Position angle of the axis352.4°
Position angle of the bright limb267.2°
Apparent magnitude-4.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

Times are shown for Columbus, US, guessed from your internet connection. Pick your city if that is wrong.

Your location is kept in a cookie in this browser and is only used to calculate rise and set times.