The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 4, 2040

Waning Crescent

23.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
52°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
23.8%
Age
24.5 days
Distance
387,200 km
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1452

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 Sun301.85°
Phase angle121.64°
Illuminated fraction23.77%
Altitude / azimuth41.1° / 228.6°
Right ascension / declination1h 07m / 2.89°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude16.49° / -3.89°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.96° / 5.37°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-115.26° / 0.34°
Position angle of the axis338.6°
Position angle of the bright limb64.9°
Apparent magnitude-8.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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