The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2044
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
1:52 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1502
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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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 | 88.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 7.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.44° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.23° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.