The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 1973
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
10:50 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 624
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.93° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.01° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.