The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2076
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
10:58 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1898
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 | 22.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.23° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.63° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.