The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2043
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
4:39 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1489
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 230.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.09° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.91° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.