The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
4:57 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1477
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 338.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.31° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.76° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.