The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 2, 2190
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
8:56 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3307
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 133.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 23.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.82° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.29° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.