The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 2105
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2256
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 | 232.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -14.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.86° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.37° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.19° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.