The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 5, 1931
Waning Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
10:39 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 104
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 | 241.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 254.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.35° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.19° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.