The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
5:18 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 302
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 | 167.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.2° / 336.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.53° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.59° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.