The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 4, 2048
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
2:43 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1551
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 | 283.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 4.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.57° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.61° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.