The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 3, 2148
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
7:13 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2788
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 290.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 52m / -19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.04° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.39° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.