The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
6:18 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1143
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.4° / 311.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.65° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 2.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.