The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 2171
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
8:11 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3072
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.69° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.47° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.