The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 1951
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
8:30 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 351
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.9° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 25.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.98° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.26° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.