The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2074
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
2:00 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1873
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.83° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.20° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.