The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 4, 2052
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 PM
1:48 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1601
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 | 94.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 2.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.19° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.41° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.