The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 3, 2189
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
10:47 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3295
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 | 243.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.85° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.78° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.