The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 5, 2060
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
1:59 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1700
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 | 85.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 66.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.69° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.81° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| 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.