The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 3, 2152
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
9:47 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2838
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.62° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.85° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.