The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Waning Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
10:07 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1044
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 258.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.16° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.19° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.