The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 1945
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
1:21 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 277
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.17° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.24° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.