The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 2072
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
8:37 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1848
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 276.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.38° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.56° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.