The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 1954
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
10:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 389
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.93° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.82° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.