The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2060
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
12:22 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1700
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.72° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.51° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.