The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 2072
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
6:55 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1848
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 | 188.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 298.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.97° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.