The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 2, 2159
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
7:03 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2924
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 281.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.11° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.38° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.