The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 4, 2176
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
6:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3134
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.16° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.36° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.