The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2072
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
7:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1848
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 | 200.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.81° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.37° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.