The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 4, 2139
First Quarter
50.1% 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
1:28 PM
1:38 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2677
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 | 89.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.72° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.42° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| 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.