The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 1946
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 290
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.62° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.14° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.