The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
7:26 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 205.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -27.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.26° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.39° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.