The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 3, 2171
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
9:13 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3072
Events on this date
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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.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 125.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.67° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.28° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.