The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
12:55 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1131
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 | 76.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 7.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.83° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.00° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.