The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2144
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
10:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2739
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.88° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.17° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.