The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 4, 1978
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
7:53 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 685
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 156.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.07° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.66° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.