The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 4, 2106
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
11:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2269
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 | 36.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.03° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.57° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.