The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 1997
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
6:11 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 920
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 | 326.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.89° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.98° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.