The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 2025
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
1:48 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1267
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.80° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.02° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.