The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 1924
Waxing Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
11:21 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 18
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.19° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.14° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.