The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 2022
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
12:03 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1230
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 79.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.70° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.91° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.