The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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
9:25 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1056
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.42° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.69° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 150.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.