The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 2053
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
7:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1613
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.89° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.59° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.