The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2068
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
11:07 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1799
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.61° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.19° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.