The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 2, 1911
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
12:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -143
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.89° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.08° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.12° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.