The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 1, 2073
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
4:55 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1860
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 217.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.52° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.71° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.