The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 4, 2071
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
1:22 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1836
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 | 84.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 6.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.05° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.84° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| 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.