The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 3, 2106
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:37 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2269
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 | 22.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.98° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.82° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.