The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 1, 2161
First Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
1:41 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2949
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 0.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.18° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.19° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.