The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2099
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 PM
5:58 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2182
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 287.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -27.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.97° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.