The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 2, 1919

Waxing Crescent

21.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
63°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
21.9%
Age
4.1 days
Distance
377,500 km
Apparent size
31.6′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
-44

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun55.57°
Phase angle124.18°
Illuminated fraction21.91%
Altitude / azimuth15.1° / 84.9°
Right ascension / declination8h 31m / 14.06°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude126.63° / -4.71°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.76° / 6.48°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude131.28° / -0.21°
Position angle of the axis13.8°
Position angle of the bright limb287.8°
Apparent magnitude-8.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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