The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 1902
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
7:23 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -255
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 180.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.22° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.40° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.