The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 3, 1976
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
12:21 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 661
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 | 66.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.62° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.63° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.