The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 2, 2185
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:20 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3246
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 | 59.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 16.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.62° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.86° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.89° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.