The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 2116
Waning Gibbous
58.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
12:19 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.8%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2392
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -14.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.33° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.60° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.