The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 3, 1947
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
5:50 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 302
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:55 PM, is deepest at 3:15 PM and ends at 3:34 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 308.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.64° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.