The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 1973
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
12:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 624
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 | 61.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.80° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.29° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.