The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 3, 2019
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
9:19 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1193
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.97° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.09° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.