The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 2, 1989
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
8:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 821
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 | 344.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.5° / 164.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.32° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.64° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.