The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 3, 1997
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
7:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 920
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 175.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.66° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.22° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.