The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2122
Waning Crescent
1.6% 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
4:51 AM
8:13 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2466
Events on this date
-
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.7° / 158.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 22.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.82° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.84° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| 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.