The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 1977
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
7:01 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 673
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 | 191.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 294.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.60° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.61° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.