The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2065
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:20 AM
9:00 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1761
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.56° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.87° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.