The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
6:23 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1118
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 | 327.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.23° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.36° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.