The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 2, 2150
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
2:25 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2813
Events on this date
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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 | 93.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.79° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.42° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.