The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 1959
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
6:23 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 450
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.50° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.58° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.