The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 2140
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
6:25 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2689
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 | 189.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 287.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.37° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.60° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.