The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 1991
Last Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
1:31 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 846
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -2.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.74° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.42° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.