The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 2068
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
11:44 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1799
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 | 42.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.31° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.94° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.