The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2114
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
8:22 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2367
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.71° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.26° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.