The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 4, 2159
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
8:57 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2924
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.70° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.77° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.