The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2103
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
7:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 332.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.92° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.76° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.