The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 4, 2072
Waning Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
9:31 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1848
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 | 223.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 269.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.68° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.76° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.