The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 1940
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
5:42 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 215
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 212.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 11.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.66° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.77° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.