The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 1927
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 55
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 22.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.21° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.71° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.