The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 1919
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 PM
1:29 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -44
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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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 0.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.67° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.35° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.59° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| 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.