The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 3, 1943
Waxing Crescent
0.7% 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
6:52 AM
9:33 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 253
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.47° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.06° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.