The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 1908
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
11:10 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -180
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.53° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.02° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.