The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 2003
Waxing Crescent
27.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
1:00 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.4%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 995
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.46° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.23° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| 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.