The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 4, 2198
New Moon
0.0% 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
5:51 AM
8:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3406
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.11° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.10° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| 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.