The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2057
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
9:22 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1663
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.15° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.69° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.