The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2016
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
6:06 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1155
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 | 325.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 202.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.18° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.78° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.