The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 3, 2166
Waxing Crescent
30.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
12:44 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3011
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.37° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.47° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.