The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 3, 2198
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
8:05 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3406
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 | 346.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 156.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.30° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.85° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.