The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 1, 2120
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:31 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2442
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.11° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.67° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.