The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 2098
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2170
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.44° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.75° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.13° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.