The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
2:20 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2244
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / -6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.45° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.18° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.