The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 PM
4:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 401
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 | 159.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.2° / 0.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.43° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.98° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.