The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 2071
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.72° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.29° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.