The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 4, 2187
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
6:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3270
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.22° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / 5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.58° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.