The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 1956
Waning Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 AM
3:22 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 413
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 | 291.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 243.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.69° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.68° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.