The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 3, 2102
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
8:05 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2219
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 | 211.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 270.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.10° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.36° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.