The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Waning Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
3:47 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 982
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 | 299.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.95° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.88° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.