The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 4, 2185
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
1:42 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3246
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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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 | 84.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 9.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.50° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.29° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.44° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| 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.