The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 1987
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
1:12 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 797
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 | 66.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.08° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.63° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.