The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 1973
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
11:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 624
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 | 34.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.88° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.77° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.