The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 4, 2022
Waxing Crescent
22.7% 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
10:12 AM
12:42 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1230
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 | 56.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.63° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.67° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.