The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 3, 1924
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
9:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 18
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.33° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.63° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.