The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 2, 2188
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
2:16 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3283
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 | 90.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 62.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 11.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.43° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.73° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.79° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.