The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 2140
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
8:20 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2689
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.06° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.98° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.