The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 3, 2023
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
5:20 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1242
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.39° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.