The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 5, 2000
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 958
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 | 44.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.54° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.14° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.