The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
4:06 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2516
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,700 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 28.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.20° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.57° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.