The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 2187
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
5:29 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3270
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 210.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.21° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.34° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.