The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2046
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
7:24 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 336.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.6° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.64° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.80° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.