The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 3, 2174
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
12:04 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3110
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.92° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.12° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.