The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 2008
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
8:09 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1056
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 | 343.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 166.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.12° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.44° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.