The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 1996
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 PM
7:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 908
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 | 191.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 295.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.48° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.42° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| 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.