The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 1, 2139
Waxing Crescent
22.6% 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
10:24 AM
12:21 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2677
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.51° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.11° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.