The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 5, 2008
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
11:25 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1057
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 | 26.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.72° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.81° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.