The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 4, 2190
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
10:50 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3308
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.54° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.22° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.