The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 4, 1927
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
12:44 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 55
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 | 59.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.98° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.47° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.