The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 2076
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
10:04 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1898
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.95° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.87° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.