The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 1912
Waning Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
9:49 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -131
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 262.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.14° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.11° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.