The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2063
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
1:17 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1737
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 13.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.56° / 1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.64° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.