The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 4, 2051
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
4:24 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1588
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.18° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.51° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| 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.