The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 2014
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
1:25 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1131
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 | 87.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 3.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.77° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.78° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.