The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 1, 2117
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
10:41 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2405
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 28.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.12° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.81° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.