The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 4, 2151
Waning Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
10:26 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2825
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.64° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.36° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.