The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 3, 1954
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
11:34 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 389
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.02° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.57° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.