The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
4:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2417
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.6° / 356.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.46° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.99° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.