The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 2, 2169
First Quarter
53.1% 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
1:32 PM
2:24 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3048
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 | 93.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 61.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 10.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.01° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.62° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.