The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 4, 2152
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
10:51 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2838
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.20° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.61° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.