The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 4, 2101
First Quarter
46.0% 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
1:33 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2207
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 | 85.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 6.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.25° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.81° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.