The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 4, 2179
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
8:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3171
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 145.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.76° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.28° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.