The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
10:23 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1193
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.84° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.84° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.