The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2054
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
6:17 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1625
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 10.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.66° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.38° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.