The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 2, 2000
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
9:14 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 958
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 126.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.62° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.89° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.