The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 4, 2070
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
4:17 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1823
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.37° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.30° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.