The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 2046
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
8:28 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1526
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 | 348.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.9° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.46° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.04° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.