The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 2103
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
8:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2231
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.3° / 162.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.46° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.00° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.