The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 1932
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
7:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 116
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 | 340.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.4° / 176.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.72° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.45° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.