The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2049
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1564
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.69° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.01° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.