The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 2, 2176
Waning Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
3:41 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3134
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 | 295.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 7.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.12° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.53° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.88° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.