The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 1, 2146
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
1:22 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2763
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -6.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.24° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.41° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.