The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 5, 2016
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
9:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1156
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.88° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.48° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.