The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 3, 2130
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
6:18 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2565
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 196.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.32° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.15° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.