The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 4, 2000
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
11:26 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 958
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 | 30.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.71° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.39° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.