The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 1, 2066
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
1:43 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1774
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 70.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 1.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.85° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.79° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.