The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 1, 2105
Waning Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
9:16 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2256
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 | 221.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 270.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.42° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.99° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.