The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 2109
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
11:56 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2306
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.06° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.90° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.