The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 4, 2026
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
9:27 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1279
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 | 227.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 261.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.12° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.78° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.