The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2101
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:42 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2207
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.05° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.25° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.