The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 3, 2084
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
9:34 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1997
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.69° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.31° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.