The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 4, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
5:15 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1205
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 342.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.22° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.00° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.