The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 2005
Waning Crescent
10.6% 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
3:56 AM
5:58 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1019
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 214.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.23° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.55° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.