The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 3, 2179
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
7:30 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 339.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 179.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.24° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.03° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.