The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2022
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1230
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 | 34.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.84° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.15° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.