The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
8:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1254
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.4° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.33° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.85° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.