The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 4, 2046
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
9:30 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1527
Events on this date
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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 | 0.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.54° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.71° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 182.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.