The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 2, 2079
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1935
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.16° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.95° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.