The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
3:58 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 401
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 | 148.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.4° / 27.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.54° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.17° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.