The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1106
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 | 154.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.4° / 11.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.10° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.77° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.