The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
11:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1193
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.89° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.59° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.