The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 3, 2000
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
10:23 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 958
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.69° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.64° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.