The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2032
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
3:28 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1353
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 240.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 5.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.46° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.