The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 1983
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
12:59 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 747
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -12.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.14° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.61° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.