The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 1900
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
12:35 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -279
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / -0.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.10° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.67° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.