The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
10:31 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1057
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 | 12.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.68° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.06° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.