The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 3, 2079
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
12:32 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1935
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 | 54.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.68° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.14° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.71° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.