The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 2, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
4:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1242
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 | 160.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.2° / 355.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.47° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.56° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| 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.