The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 4, 1973
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 624
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 | 48.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.53° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.52° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.