The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
4:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2887
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.8° / 348.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.69° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.37° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| 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.