The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 4, 2149
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
7:28 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2800
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.60° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.22° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.