The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 2063
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
1:45 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1737
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 69.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 7.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.71° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.42° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.