The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2082
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
1:34 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1972
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 7.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.15° / -0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.62° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.