The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 2002
Last Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
12:51 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 244.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -13.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.23° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.21° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.