The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
4:08 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 735
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 33.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -5.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.33° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.98° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.