The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 2, 1939
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
6:37 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 203
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 | 186.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 300.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.51° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.