The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 3, 1989
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
9:23 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 821
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.9° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.87° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.89° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.