The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 3, 2173
Waning Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
2:05 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3097
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 243.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -4.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.24° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.03° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.