The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 4, 1956
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
4:27 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 413
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 | 303.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.94° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.58° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.91° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.