The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 4, 1993
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
6:02 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 871
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 7:11 AM, is deepest at 9:00 AM and ends at 10:49 AM. Totality lasts from 8:12 AM to 9:48 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 303.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.61° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.