The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 1948
Waning Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
3:54 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 314
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 | 300.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 2.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.30° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.11° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.