The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 2159
Waning Gibbous
94.2% 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
11:12 PM
7:59 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2924
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.90° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.57° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| 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.