The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 5, 2022
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
1:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1230
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 | 67.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.69° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.44° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.