The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 3, 2156
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
5:15 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2887
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.7° / 307.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.42° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.