The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 4, 2117
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
12:22 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2405
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.58° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.08° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.