The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 2018
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
10:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1180
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 260.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.79° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.17° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.