The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 1935
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
10:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 154
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.46° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.64° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.