The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 1927
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
11:58 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 55
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 | 35.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.07° / 1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.95° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.