The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 4, 1989
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
10:27 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 822
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.15° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.87° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| 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.