The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2179
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
6:30 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 327.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 207.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.93° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.78° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.