The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 1908
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
11:50 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -180
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.48° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.78° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.