The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 1976
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 661
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.25° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.86° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.