The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 4, 2160
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
9:14 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2936
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 23% of the Sun is covered at 12:29 PM.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.22° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.30° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.