The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 1, 2171
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
7:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 336.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 183.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.82° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.23° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.