The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 1, 2199
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
1:18 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3419
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 | 85.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 4.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.75° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.79° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.