The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 4, 1946
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
1:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 290
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.80° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.66° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.