The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 2163
Waxing Crescent
2.6% 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
7:34 AM
10:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2974
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.02° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.61° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.