The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2038
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
8:42 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1427
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.28° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.49° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 41.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.