The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 4, 1908
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -180
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.33° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.55° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.