The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 3, 1930
First Quarter
47.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
2:04 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 92
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.09° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.59° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.