The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 4, 1987
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
2:01 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 797
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.16° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.18° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.