The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 1945
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
3:42 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 277
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 | 298.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 0.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.71° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.70° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.