The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 1917
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
4:49 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -69
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.1° / 328.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.55° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.52° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 145.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.