The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 1, 2087
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2034
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.77° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.86° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.