The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 4, 2027
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
9:23 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.72° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.51° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.