The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 1999
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
8:52 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 945
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 | 217.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.02° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.19° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.