The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 1, 2046
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
6:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 324.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 215.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.08° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.55° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.