The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2106
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
9:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2269
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.84° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.07° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.