The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 2078
New Moon
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
1:29 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1922
Events on this date
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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 | 272.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 242.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.38° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.43° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.