The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 1920
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
6:53 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -32
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 | 190.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 294.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.07° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.41° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.