The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 4, 2143
Waning Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
12:37 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2726
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 259.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 256.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -5.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.44° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.99° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.