The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 2, 2073
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
5:52 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1860
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.54° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.95° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.