The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2112
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
2:13 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2343
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 63.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 10.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.54° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.81° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.