The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 5, 1938
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
1:39 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 191
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.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 71.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.29° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.80° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.