The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 1921
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
5:07 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -20
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 222.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 9.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.00° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.97° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.