The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 4, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
3:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -69
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.6° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.61° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.67° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.