The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 6, 1965
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 PM
2:16 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 525
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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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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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 63.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 9.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.76° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.41° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.